Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

South African Art at the Venice Biennale
About the Session

This Venice Biennale-themed session in Strauss & Co's April online-only auction is timed to coincide with the launch of the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale in late April, and Strauss & Co’s sponsorship of the African Art in Venice Forum 2022 at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal on 20 and 21 April. This session divulges the history of the Venice Biennale and South African art, as the art world converges on Venice. South Africa first became part of the Venice Biennale more than seventy years ago. The cordial relationship between Italy and South Africa over this period has nurtured international support for artists and art organisations in this country and continues to develop today.


  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One
  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One
  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One
  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One
  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One
  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One
  • Penny Siopis; Umtatarama One


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000

About this Item

South African 1953-
Umtatarama One
signed, dated '99, numbered 30/50, inscribed with the title in pencil and embossed with the Artists' Press Studio chop mark in the margin
colour lithograph on paper
image size: 20 by 16cm; sheet size: 31,5 by 27,5cm; 45,5 by 41,5 by 4,5cm including frame

Notes

Penny Siopis exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1993 and at the South African Pavilion in 2013.

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